New York Knicks 1955-56 Roster - Season and Playoffs

Full list of players that played for the New York Knicks in the 1955-56 NBA Regular Season and the 1956 NBA Playoffs with their jersey number, position, height, birthdate, draft information, games played and some basic stats.

The New York Knicks used 17 players in the 1955-56 Regular Season.

A total of 5 players from this roster played in 72 games, the season high for the Knicks.

Note: Here you have the complete list of players that played in at least 1 game in 1956, ordered by games played and then alphabetically.

Regular Season: 35-37 (.486), 4th in Eastern Division
Playoffs: -

Jersey	Player	Season	Playoffs
4	Carl Braun Guard / Forward 6-5 born Sep. 25, 1927	72 games 15.4 pts 3.6 reb 4.1 ast
19	Ray Felix Center 6-11 born Dec. 10, 1930 drafted 1st in 1953 (by the Bullets (1st))	72 games 12.3 pts 8.7 reb 0.7 ast
11	Harry Gallatin Forward / Center 6-6 born Apr. 26, 1927 drafted in 1947 (by the Bullets (1st))	72 games 13.9 pts 10.3 reb 2.3 ast
7	Gene Shue Guard 6-2 born Dec. 18, 1931 drafted 3rd in 1954 (by the Warriors)	72 games 9.2 pts 2.9 reb 2.5 ast
10	Jim Baechtold Forward / Guard 6-4 born Dec. 9, 1927 drafted 2nd in 1952 (by the Bullets (1st))	70 games 11.0 pts 3.1 reb 2.3 ast

Jersey	Player	Season	Playoffs
12	Kenny Sears Forward 6-9 born Aug. 17, 1933 drafted in 1953 (by the Royals)	70 games 12.8 pts 8.8 reb 1.6 ast
8	Nathaniel Clifton Center / Forward 6-6 born Oct. 13, 1922	64 games 8.8 pts 6.0 reb 2.4 ast
15	Dick McGuire Guard 6-0 born Jan. 25, 1926 drafted 7th in 1949 (by the Knicks)	62 games 6.9 pts 3.5 reb 5.8 ast
6	Walter Dukes Center 7-0 born Jun. 23, 1930 drafted with a territorial pick in 1953 (by the Knicks)	60 games 7.8 pts 7.4 reb 0.7 ast
9	Bob Peterson Forward 6-5 born Jan. 25, 1932 drafted in 1953 (by the Bullets (1st))	58 games 5.3 pts 3.8 reb 0.8 ast

Jersey	Player	Season	Playoffs
17	Dick Atha Guard 6-2 born Sep. 21, 1931 drafted in 1953 (by the Knicks)	25 games 3.7 pts 1.7 reb 1.3 ast
18	Ernie Vandeweghe Forward / Guard 6-3 born Sep. 12, 1928 drafted in 1949 (by the Knicks)	5 games 4.4 pts 2.6 reb 2.4 ast
5	Bob Santini Forward 6-5 born Feb. 17, 1935 drafted in 1953 (by the Knicks)	4 games 2.8 pts 0.8 reb 0.3 ast